It's been a strange couple of weeks of films with the boys.
First, we had a period of almost three weeks where I didn't get to see them because of all sorts of different scheduling issues. The hardest part of adjusting to life as a divided family is making my peace with the very different way the kids and I spend time together now. I've gone from having hours with them every day to having a handful of hours every couple of weeks. It makes time feel much more precious, but it can add a layer of stress, as well, because I'm constantly aware of the ticking clock.
I know the boys feel it, too. We talk when I don't see them, but it's not the same. You try having a serious conversation on the phone with a seven-year-old. It's just not satisfying, no matter what. Kids today don't really
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The erotic adaptation - starring Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey and Dakota Johnson as Anastasia Steele - became the highest-grossing Presidents' Day opener and second-highest February opening of all time after taking $81.6 million last week.

Fifty Shades of Grey is rated R in the Us, meaning that those under the age of 17 must be accompanied by an adult.

A further group of teens objected to the movie theatre's decision by rushing the mall's food court. Nobody was injured and there was no damage reported by mall officials.

Fifty Shades of Grey made history at the Us box office by taking $81,670,000 in its first weekend in cinemas, which establishes it as the highest-grossing Presidents' Day opener and second-highest February opening ever.
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“Fifty Shades of Grey” ensnared moviegoers over Presidents Day weekend, shattering records and heating up the box office with a staggering $94.4 million debut over the four-day holiday.

That easily trumped the previous high of $63.1 million set by “Valentine’s Day” in 2010. The film took advantage of Valentine’s Day falling over the holiday weekend, presenting itself as a saucy evening out for couples looking to spice up their love lives. It also became the fourth-biggest R-rated opening in history and the second-biggest for a female director behind “The Matrix Reloaded,” which was co-directed by Lana Wachowski. The latter record is the subject of some debate. “The Matrix” director was still billed as Larry Wachowski at the time of the film’s release and had not yet transitioned.

“Fifty Shades of Grey” also did massive business internationally, debuting in 9,637 locations across 58 territories where Valentine’s Day is celebrated. It had earned
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Matthew Vaughn's "Kingsman: The Secret Service" could not compete with "Fifty Shades of Grey" at the box office, but performed very well in second place, grossing $36 million domestically and another $44 million internationally for a worldwide debut of $80 million. The film cost $81 million to make and has a 71% fresh rating on RottenTomatoes. All eyes were on "Fifty Shades of Grey," which cost just $40 million to make and ended up with a whopping $240 million global debut ($82 million domestically). The film only has a 26% fresh rating, but shattered numerous records, including...
* Biggest Presidents Day weekend debut (Previous record holder was "Valentine's Day" with $56.3 Million)
* Biggest debut by a female director ("The Matrix Reloaded" had a bigger debut, but Lana Wachowski was still a man)
* Highest number of theaters for an R-rated opening with 3,646 locations (Previous record holder was "The Hangover Part II" with 3,615)
* Biggest single-day February gross with $36.7 million on Saturday (Previous
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The highly anticipated big-screen adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey scored one of the biggest R-rated debuts ever this weekend, while Kingsman: The Secret Service was strong in second place.Fifty Shades was even more impressive at the international box office, where it opened to a stunning $158 million. For full overseas coverage, check out this weekend's Around-the-World Roundup.The domestic box office Top 12 earned $200.7 million, which makes this the biggest weekend ever in February. It's also the highest-grossing weekend since November 2013 (meaning bigger than any weekend in 2014).Playing at 3,646 theaters*the widest opening ever for an R-rated movie*Fifty Shades of Grey scored $85.2 million over the three-day weekend. That's the top opening ever in the month of February ahead of The Passion of the Christ; among R-rated movies, it ranks fourth behind The Matrix Reloaded, American Sniper and The Hangover Part II.For the four-day weekend, it earned $93 million, which
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“Fifty Shades of Grey” torched record books this weekend, debuting to a white hot $81.7 million domestically and $239.7 million globally.

By introducing moviegoers to little-explored sections of the Kama Sutra, Universal Pictures’ erotic romance became the highest-grossing Presidents Day Weekend opener. It also established new benchmarks for R-rated fare.

Not shabby for a film that cost $40 million to produce before factoring in promotional and distribution costs. Sam Taylor-Johnson directed the film, with Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson in the lead roles. Sequels to the picture have yet to earn a greenlight, but given the results, that appears to be a formality.

Here’s a look at some of the records that got incinerated thanks to Christian Grey’s smoldering glare.

Biggest Presidents Day Weekend Opener

(Previous record holder was “Valentine’s Day” with $56.3 Million)
Second Highest Grossing Debut for a Film by a Female Director

The studio executive that decided to release the big-screen adaptation of erotic best-seller Fifty Shades of Grey over the weekend of Valentine’s Day should see a healthy raise this week, as the R-rated romantic drama saw many of the book’s fans and curious moviegoers come out in droves. The film earned an estimated $81.7 million in its first three days, although close to half of that came from Valentine’s Day sales alone. In North America, Fifty Shades of Grey stands as the second-biggest February opening of all time (after The Passion of the Christ‘s $83.8 million), although it sold fewer tickets than 2001’s Hannibal when that thriller opened to $58 million 14 Februarys ago.

"Fifty Shades of Grey" whipped the box office into shape this weekend, but how long will Mr. Grey's tutelage last?
Sam Taylor-Johnson's adaptation of the best-selling E.L. James novel took in an estimated $81.6 million over the three-day weekend. It's expected to come very close to the $100 million mark for the four-day. This weekend's result, however, is the fifth largest R-rated opening of all-time behind "The Matrix Reloaded," "American Sniper," "The Hangover Part II" and "The Passion of the Christ." While "Grey" may be critic proof it's still not clear if its audience proof. The movie scored a very weak C+ Cinemascore which means word of mouth may not help it past its core fan base. That being said, "Grey" is still a major hit for Universal Pictures and its already earned a smashing $158 million overseas.
Debuting in second place was Matthew Vaughn's "Kingsman: The Secret Service" with $35.6 million
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The erotic adaptation took $81,670,000 in its first weekend in theatres, which establishes it as the highest-grossing Presidents' Day opener and second-highest February opening of all time, behind the $83.9m taken by The Passion of the Christ.

In a somewhat surprising development, Fifty Shades of Grey is proving to be even more of a phenomenon internationally than it is in the U.S.

The movie earned a stunning $158 million from 58 markets this weekend. That's the second-biggest weekend ever for Universal Pictures International (behind Fast & Furious 6), and included their biggest single day ever (Valentine's Day at $55.1 million).

The movie set opening weekend records in 11 markets, including Italy ($9.1 million), Argentina and Poland. It also set a record for Universal Pictures in the U.K. ($21.1 million), France ($12 million), Russia ($10.5 million) and Brazil ($8.9 million). Other key markets include Germany ($15.2 million), Australia ($8.6 million), Mexico ($8.1 million) and Spain ($7.9 million).

The movie has a few more markets left to open, including South Korea later this month. It will be interesting to see how it holds up in the coming weeks; even if it drops like a rock, though, it should still wind up well over $300 million.
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“Fifty Shades of Grey” sizzled at the weekend box office, setting new records for the highest-grossing Presidents Day holiday opener of all time and ranking among the biggest R-rated debuts in history.

The erotic drama performed like a comicbook movie, albeit one with much naughtier costumes, picking up $81.7 million from 3,646 locations over the three-day period. That easily trumped the holiday’s previous record-holder, the 2010 debut of the romantic comedy “Valentine’s Day,” which kicked off with $56.3 million.

“It had that whole sex thing going for it, it was edgy, and it started a conversation,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior box office analyst at Rentrak. “It went beyond being a girls’ night out movie and became a date night movie.”

“Fifty Shades of Grey” will do more than $90 million over the four-day holiday, in addition to triggering a massive increase in heart palpitations across the moviegoing public. Among the many high-water marks the saucy tale has hit,
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It doesn't look quite as impressive when compared to past female-skewing book adaptations, though. The first Twilight movie took in $36 million on its first day*remember, that was before the series was a full-on phenomenon*while The Fault in our Stars opened to $26.1 million last June.

If Fifty Shades of Grey plays like those movies, it will wind up with less than $70 million over the four-day weekend. Universal isn't expecting it to do much better*their current forecast has it earning around $76 million.

Friday Am Update: Fifty Shades of Grey opened to an estimated $8.6 million from Thursday night shows at 2,830 locations. That's the biggest Thursday night ever for Universal ahead of Fast & Furious 6 ($6.5 million), and ranks second all-time for R-rated movies behind The Hangover Part II ($10.4 million).It's also in the same class as 2014 blockbusters like Transformers: Age of Extinction ($8.75 million), The Amazing Spider-Man 2 ($8.7 million) and X-Men: Days of Future Past ($8.1 million). If it plays like those movies, it will wind up with around $100 million over its first four days. Of course, it could play like a Twilight movie and wind up around $50 million. It also remains to be seen what kind of impact a Saturday Valentine's Day has on the movie's weekend.Meanwhile, Kingsman: The Secret Service opened to $1.4 million at 2,569 locations. That's roughly on par with Taken 3's $1.5 million Thursday night haul last month. It now feels like
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For the second February in a row, childhood nostalgia led to a big opening at the North American box office. A year after The Lego Movie started its dynamic run, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water beat expectations and had one of the biggest winter openings of all time. With an estimated $56 million in its opening three days, it has the fifth largest debut for a film in February (after The Passion of the Christ, The Lego Movie, Hannibal and Valentine’s Day). It also sold far more tickets than the much-anticipated SpongeBob movie from November 2004, which opened to the tune of $32 million.

It was expected that the beloved Nickelodeon character was going to open at the top of the box office, but few expected it would be by more than a 2:1 margin over the next film. Given that it has been more than 10 years since the beloved
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Heading into the weekend it was expected The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water would top the box office, but $55.3 millionc The closest reader prediction was $44.2 million! That's a massive result and $24 million more than The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie released in 2004, which, adjusted for inflation, would be about $42.7 million today. Tack on the 3D upcharge and SpongeBob has still gained an audience, though I must say, the "B" CinemaScore is lower than I would have expected.
Meanwhile, it isn't good news for the weekend's big budget releases. First off there's Jupiter Ascending, the $176 million budgeted sci-fi from the Wachowskis finishing third with $18.3 million. To put that into comparison, John Carter opened with $30.1 million and even After Earth opened with $27.5 million.
Even worse off was Seventh Son, which Legendary and Universal are trying to convince us cost only $95 million, finishing with a dismal $7.2 million. Both films received a "B-" CinemaScore and
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It appears that “American Sniper” will fall short of a Super Bowl weekend record, recording approximately $30.6 million in receipts. That’s just shy of the $31.1 million that “Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour” recorded when it debuted against the big game in 2008. A final number will be tallied this afternoon, according to Warner Bros., the studio behind “American Sniper.”

If the figures hold, “American Sniper” will rank as the second highest grossing Super Bowl weekend release, surpassing “Dear John’s” $30.5 million haul. That’s particularly impressive given that “American Sniper” was in its third week of wide release, while both the Hannah Montana film and “Dear John” opened against the Super Bowl.

Initially, Warner Bros. estimated that the war drama would pull in $31.9 million for the weekend, but it appears that the match-up between the New England Patriots
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This past weekend can sometimes be a tough one for films in the States, as the Super Bowl eats up audiences on the Sunday that might otherwise be tempted out to the cinema. Still, that was clearly no challenge for American Sniper, which is continuing to break records and gross lots of money. The Bradley Cooper film earned $31.8 million, a new record for the Super Bowl weekend and is past $248.9 million in the States alone, according to studio estimates.Clint Eastwood’s latest is looking like a possible challenger for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 as the highest-grossing film of 2014 and has snuck past The Matrix Reloaded to take the position as second biggest R-rated release in Us history. The rest of the charts, a mixture of newcomers and current releases, had a tough time in its wake though. Paddington is proving to be an appealing family film, adding
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“American Sniper” is nearing the $250 million mark after picking up $31.8 million to set a new Super Bowl weekend record.

The previous high-water mark for football’s big weekend was “Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour,” which nabbed $31.2 million when it premiered in 2008.

If it continues on this torrid clip, Clint Eastwood’s biopic of Navy Seal Chris Kyle could challenge “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1″ as the highest-grossing 2014 release and will pass “The Matrix Reloaded” to become the second-biggest R-rated release in history. It has earned $248.9 million — an unbelievable result for an adult drama about such hard-hitting topics as war and its psychological effects.

“These are superhero movie numbers,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Rentrak. “People are hearing about this movie, talking about it and I imagine it’s leading them to see it multiple times to get to these type of numbers.
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